| Macmaster, Natalie / Sketches |
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| Album: | Sketches | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Macmaster, Natalie | Added: | 10/2020 | |
| Label: | Linus | |||
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2020-10-27 | ||
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Reviewed: 10-27-2020 Reviewer: Tom McCarter Genre: World FCCs: none If You Like: Alister Fraser Review: Cape Breton fiddler MacMaster returns with another stellar set of tunes with various influences Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Three Reels (3:39) - guitar starts> uptempo jam with 2 shifts in melody> quick stop ***2/ The Golden Eagle (4:26) - fiddle starts> lively uptempo jig with flourishes & shifting melodies> quick fade 3/ Mornining Galliano (3:25) - fiddle starts with soaring notes with an Italian vibe, including accordion> fade> pause> fade 4/ Professor Blackie (4;16) - fiddle starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 5/ Patricia Kelso's (3:34) - guitar starts uptempo jigs fade *6/ Barndances (3:38) -- guitar starts> swinging uptempo jam with shifting melodies> quick fade **7/ Killiecrankie (7:21) - fiddle starts> mini suite stars slow & slowly builds to fast tempo> crescendo end *8/ Fill 'Er Up For A Set (3:16) - fiddle starts> uptempo jam> crescendo end 9/ Judy's Dance (4:44) - fiddle starts> midtempo jam rises & falls, then swings full out> fade 10/ West bay Road (3:23) - guitar starts> midtempo jam builds to uptempo> quick fade *11/ Tribute To John Allan (7:00)- guitar/fiddle start> midtempo jam morphs into lively fast tempo jam> crescendo end **12/ I Can't Make You Love Me (4:45) - guitar starts> lovely slow tempo jam> slow fade | ||
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